// @flow strict

import type { ObjMap } from './ObjMap';

/**
 * Creates a keyed JS object from an array, given a function to produce the keys
 * for each value in the array.
 *
 * This provides a convenient lookup for the array items if the key function
 * produces unique results.
 *
 *     const phoneBook = [
 *       { name: 'Jon', num: '555-1234' },
 *       { name: 'Jenny', num: '867-5309' }
 *     ]
 *
 *     // { Jon: { name: 'Jon', num: '555-1234' },
 *     //   Jenny: { name: 'Jenny', num: '867-5309' } }
 *     const entriesByName = keyMap(
 *       phoneBook,
 *       entry => entry.name
 *     )
 *
 *     // { name: 'Jenny', num: '857-6309' }
 *     const jennyEntry = entriesByName['Jenny']
 *
 */
export default function keyMap<T>(
  list: $ReadOnlyArray<T>,
  keyFn: (item: T) => string,
): ObjMap<T> {
  return list.reduce((map, item) => {
    map[keyFn(item)] = item;
    return map;
  }, Object.create(null));
}
